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Men winners in job market rise

13 November 2009

THE jobs market has sprung back to life, with employers taking on workers at the fastest rate in almost two years... read full story

Optimism may fuel the next rate rise

11 November 2009

AN INTEREST-RATE rise in December is now a "live" possibility, say analysts, after new data showed businesses were more confident than at any time since 2002 and more keen to hire than before the global financial crisis... read full story

It's all bullish, US survivor says

9 October 2009

THOMAS ANGLIN started on the job at Swiss bank UBS last Thursday. He returned to Sydney from the epicentre of the global financial meltdown, New York, to take up the role of executive director of hedge fund sales... read full story

Survive And Thrive

17 January 2009

It could be the worst of times for the unlucky, or the best of times for the fortunate, writes Jim Bright... read full story

500,000 Jobless In Work Shake-up

16 January 2009

MORE job losses are expected after official figures revealing the biggest monthly fall in full-time employment in almost six years, as companies sack some staff and reduce the hours of others... read full story

Unemployment Set To Soar

13 January 2009

NEWSPAPER job advertisements have collapsed, prompting renewed forecasts of recession in the year ahead and a jump in the unemployment rate to an 11-year high... read full story

Calls For Second Stimulus Package Gather Strength

7 January 2009

POOR economic indicators have prompted renewed calls from economists and industry figures for a second household stimulus package and further interest rate cuts... read full story

No Point In Half Measures: Reserve To Slash Rate

1 December 2008

Recent last-minute adjustments mean you can't be 100 per cent certain of these things but the greatest likelihood is that at its meeting tomorrow the Reserve Bank board will decide to cut the official interest rate by another 1 percentage point... read full story

Rate Decision Suggests Cycle Has Peaked

2 April 2008

THERE are signs the interest rate cycle has reached its peak, with one senior economist predicting that after 12 successive interest rate rises over six years, the next move for rates will be down... read full story